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Portulaca pilosa | Native Pink Purslane | Native Florida Groundcover Succulent
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Portulaca pilosa | Portulacaceae
Pink purslane, Kiss-me-quick
4" pots, shipped bare root and wrapped carefully if shipping is selected.
Landscape Uses:
Wildflower and rock gardens. Potted arrangements; looks great as a ground cover in bonsai displays, etc. Nice additions to patchwork “lawns” with frogfruit and dwarf mimosa! Cute little pink flowers all year. Bees and pollinators love it!
Description: Small herbaceous wildflower.
Height: About 1-4 inches in height. Spreading across the ground and forming small patches.
Growth Rate: Fast.
Range: Southern United States south to the Monroe County Keys; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America. Rare in the Monroe County Keys and perhaps absent from the lower Keys.
Habitats: Pinelands and open disturbed sites.
Soils: Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flower Color: Pink.
Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy.
Fruit: Inconspicuous capsule with tiny black seeds.
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